Fly-paper holder.



R. HART.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AHLZQ, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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ROSENETTA HART, OF PORT JEFFERSON, NEW YORK.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed April 29, 1914. Serial No. 835,263.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Rosnnn'r'rx HART, a citizen of the United States,residing at Port Jefferson, in the county of Suflolk, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ly-Paper Holders;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sticky fly paper holders.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of simpleconstruction which will hold one or more sheets of sticky fly paper, theholder being capable of being suspended in an upright position.

Another object is to provide a device for holding the fly paper invertical position, means being provided for collecting the gum whichdrops from the paper.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescriptiomwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device. Fig. 2 isa vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view through the device showing two sheets of paper thereon.Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 101O representuprights which are connected at their upper ends by a cross member 11.The lower ends of these uprights are secured in the bottom of a trough12, these parts being preferably made of tin or other like metal.Secured at their opposite ends to the trough in the bottom thereof andto the transverse member 11 are the vertical parallel wires 13. Formedlongitudinally in parallel relation in the transverse member 11, and oneither side of the points of attachment of the upper ends of the wiresare the elongated slits 14. The member 11 is somewhat longer than thewidth of a sheet of sticky fly paper, the slots being in lengthapproximately the same as the width of the paper, so that one marginalend of a sheet of sticky fly paper may be inserted through one of theslots and suspended therefrom. To hold the upper ends of the paperwithin the slots, the said ends are bent over the upper member 11, orthe paper may be pulled up through the slots until the gummed partengages with the edges of the slot. This latter method will cause thepaper to readily stick. It will of course be understood that the stickyside of the paper is disposed away from the wires, the device beingparticularly adapted for holding two sheets of paper arranged back toback with the wires 18 extending therebetween. Carried by the member 11is a ring 15 by means of which the frame may be suspended from theceiling or other high point.

For adapting the device to set in a vertical position on a table ormantel, I detachably secure to the bottom of the trough an elongatedplate 16 which forms a base. This base may be removed when the device isto be suspended by the ring. The wires will prevent the paper swingingback and forth and the trough will catch the drippings of the gum fromthe paper. When the papers are full of flies, they may be easily removedand new sheets inserted in the slots 14.

What is claimed is:

A fly paper holder comprising a trough member, uprights extendingvertically from within the trough, a transverse member connecting theupper ends of the uprights and formed with longitudinal parallel slotsfor the reception of marginal ends of fly paper, flexible elementsconnected at their opposite ends to the bottom of the trough and to thetransverse member between the slots, and a removable base member carriedby the trough to permit the device to extend in a vertical position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ROSENETTA HART.

Witnesses:

J. D. SHEPARD, CHARLES H. Bnnws'rnn.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

